It seems like its the defense who is rebelling here, and specifically the DB's. It also seems like its between McAdoo and the players. During the recent press meetings Spags deferred all questions on DRC to Mac. I don't get this. Isn't Spags the leader of the D, and isn't Spags supposedly liked by his players?
- Is Mac overruling Spags on player decisions?
- Why is Mac the one disciplining the players?
- Why is Spags letting him do this if he disagrees?
Something seems off here. If Spags and Mac are aligned, then why isn't Spags out in front of this as their boss (answer is they are not aligned)? If Spags disagrees, he doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would step back and let Mac do his job (like Mac does to Sullivan)? One wild thought is maybe Mara told Spags to sit tight until they make a change?
Its all confusing. The team is an emotional mess, and that definitely lies at the feet of McAdoo no matter what the reason. That is also, IMO, the main reason coaches get fired.
Too many questions to beat up on Spags for *this*. The question as to what the hell happened to the defense is a good one, and that's all on Spags.
No, but I would expect him to do one of two things. Either:
- handle the disciplinary things himself, since its his squad, if he agrees with it
or
- push back on Mac to keep his players from being disciplined if he doesn't agree.
It seems he is doing neither. If he doesn't agree, he should not allow this to happen and not allow the players to get into things directly with his boss. I doubt that Mac would over rule his DC and suspend the player, and battle others, directly. If he is, then he is even worse of HC than I thought.
I agree.
Spags is lucky that the offense was so putrid early on. Now he's getting the benefit of Mac losing the players publicly.
Then, you had the Beckham celebration nonsense, the O still futile, and the Giants in an 0-3 hole, and it went largely unnoticed amongst all the other noise that the D started off down from last year and declining in every game thereafter.
It's a damn shame that all this crap with Apple/DRC happened, because they really should be asking - why the hell is the D performing so badly compared to last year?
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ought to undermine his coach and blab everything to the media?
No, but I would expect him to do one of two things. Either:
- handle the disciplinary things himself, since its his squad, if he agrees with it
or
- push back on Mac to keep his players from being disciplined if he doesn't agree.
It seems he is doing neither. If he doesn't agree, he should not allow this to happen and not allow the players to get into things directly with his boss. I doubt that Mac would over rule his DC and suspend the player, and battle others, directly. If he is, then he is even worse of HC than I thought.
That isn't how the thing works. A professional DC isn't going to do that. He isn't the HC.
That said, Spags had quite the shitshow in St.Louis, and BBI seems to overrate him considerably. His career is a mixed bag.
I don't get it either.....Spags seems to be getting a free pass, in all this....
The D.C. Record as a coach is poor. He shines when he has great players, otherwise in his journey around the league, his record is poor to abysmal.
As for the personnel problems on the current defense, look at the D.C.'s stay in N.O.
Overall Spags has an undeservedly good reputation in NY/NJ for reasons that may not all be football related. In any event if Reese or Ben stay Spags should and will depart. If the HC goes so will Spags.
The jury is out on McAdoo. He's a young coach who might get better if he continues to get opportunities. Is he doing well now? No, but the sample is still fairly small and he's only 40. I think we have plenty of data on Spagnuolo - mostly horrible. And it's not as though he deserves character points, either (a la Coughlin, for example). By most accounts, in St.Louis he was a divisive weasel who alienated his players and treated junior staff poorly. If he's escaping the heat now, it might be less because he's doing a good job and more because he has become more adept at keeping out of the line of fire. If he learned one thing in St.Louis, it may have been the importance of managing the press.